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On your marks, get set, cocoa!
01/08/2021
Next time you bite into a square of fairtrade chocolate, stop a moment to reflect on where your sweet treat has come from. About six million people around the world depend on farming cocoa for their livelihoods.
Sustainable mangrove management offers tangible benefits to small island developing States
26/07/2021
Thriving mangroves are critical to the future of many of the world’s most vulnerable coastal communities. Rich in biodiversity, they serve as nursery grounds for fish and shellfish, while their roots act as a filter for sediment, cleaning up waterways.
Increasing legality and transparency in the timber trade
15/07/2021
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched a new online portal providing information on forest-related laws around the world in order to help promote legal forest management, timber production and trade, and contribute to efforts to ma...
Nature-based approach to mountain farming can improve livelihoods, says FAO report
08/07/2021
Sustainable farming that works in harmony with nature is key to improving the lives of rural mountain populations and helping to achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Preventing future pandemics starts with protecting forests
06/07/2021
There is growing evidence that human actions to change the use of land – such as cutting down forests to make space for crop and livestock production – can be a major driver in outbreaks of zoonotic diseases.
People for trees, trees for people
30/06/2021
FAO and local communities host “mapathons” to monitor tree restoration using geospatial tools.
Joint study shows importance of wild forest fruits to diets in rural Zambia
30/06/2021
Households in rural Zambia rely heavily on fruits collected from forests for a more balanced diet, reports a new study carried out by FAO and the Center for International Forestry Research.
Education is a key lifeline for world’s forests
24/06/2021
Forest education at all levels is insufficient in many countries of the world, according to the results of a global survey led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Tropical Timber Organization and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations.
Call for a renaissance in forest education
24/06/2021
Well-trained foresters are vital to address some of the world’s greatest problems and to achieve the SDGs. Climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, emerging zoonotic diseases, rural poverty, and malnutrition all have direct links with the state of the world’s forests and the people that manage and protect them.
International Conference on Forest Education kicks off
22/06/2021
Today sees the start of the International Conference on Forest Education – a three-day event to shine a light on the important role forest education plays in maximizing the contributions of forests and trees to the Sustainable Development Goals and in overcoming the growing disconnect between people, nature and forests.
New guide to tree inventories on small farms for better livelihoods
18/06/2021
A new FAO-supported guide launched today aims to boost the income of family farmers while increasing tree cover on the world’s smallholder farms.
Beyond planting trees: Let communities lead restoration
16/06/2021
Forest restoration must go beyond increasing biomass and improve ecology, lives, and livelihoods simultaneously. Approaches should increase climate resilience and prioritize income generation through green jobs and addressing food insecurity and malnutrition.
New guide helps forest producers develop bankable business plans
14/06/2021
A new guide published by FAO aims to help small forest producers and their organizations to access private investment and finance for sustainable forest-based businesses.
New G20 Garden plants green future in Rome’s ancient heart
10/06/2021
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in co-operation with the Italian Presidency of the G20, today opened Rome's first garden dedicated to the concept of sustainable development.
Climate-resilient smallholders hold key to food security
09/06/2021
Grassroots support for the world’s 1.5 billion smallholder farmers – who are highly vulnerable to climate threats – to help them diversify their crops, products and practices is increasing food security while conserving forests, storing carbon and creating resilient landscapes.
Ambitious $104 million program targets land degradation in Africa and Central Asian countries
08/06/2021
Rome - The global launch of a $104 million initiative signals an ambitious effort by a range of partners to safeguard drylands in the context of climate change, fragile ecosystems, biodiversity loss, and deforestation in 11 African and Central Asian countries.
Re-imagine, Recreate, Restore! UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration kicks off
04/06/2021
Nairobi/Rome - Leaders in global politics, science, communities, religion and culture joined hands today to officially kick off the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration - a rallying call for the protection and revival of millions of hectares of ecosystems all around the world.
UN urges intense restoration of nature to address climate and biodiversity crises
03/06/2021
Nairobi/Rome - Facing the triple threat of climate change, loss of nature and pollution, the world must deliver on its commitment to restore at least one billion degraded hectares of land in the next decade - an area about the size of China.
FAO launches platform to measure ecosystem restoration progress
03/06/2021
FAO today launched a new online platform that will support countries and communities to monitor progress in restoring damaged and degraded ecosystems as the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 officially gets under way.
To conserve biodiversity, we must protect our forests
20/05/2021
As we mark the International Day of Biological Diversity on 22 May, we need to remember that conserving the planet’s biodiversity also means protecting its forests.